Aidan Walsh–Master of the Universe
Directed by Shimmy Marcus.
Ireland , 2000, digital video, color, 72 min.
Ireland , 2000, digital video, color, 72 min.
Aidan Walsh was a flash-in-the-pan, one-hit-wonder, whose cacophonous rendition of the "Hokey Cokey" in 1987 made heads turn and critics howl. But Walsh’s endearing gusto and self-aggrandizing ballyhoo made him a superstar of Bono-esque proportions, if only for a moment. Director Shimmy Marcus approaches his subject objectively and lets Walsh’s story—a rags to riches tale of an orphaned child’s search for love and acceptance—unfold with unforced candor and poignancy.